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Combined on-board hydride slurry storage and reactor system and process for hydrogen-powered vehicles and devices

a hydrogen-powered vehicle and reactor technology, applied in water supply installations, electrochemical generators, packaging goods types, etc., can solve the problems of large increase in hydrogen pressure in the storage system, achieve high solids concentration, reduce storage space required on board the vehicle, and facilitate transportation off-board

Inactive Publication Date: 2012-07-12
BATTELLE MEMORIAL INST
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[0008]In some embodiments, the slurry storage system employs at least two different hydride concentrations. In some embodiments, the hydride storage system stores a slurry containing a high solids concentration and the reactor reacts a slurry containing a low hydride solids concentration where hydrogen is released. The high solids concentration slurry reduces weight and volume of solids in the storage system. In some embodiments, because diluent used to reduce solids concentration in the reactor is already hot from a previous recycle, heat-up time is reduced and the hydrogen release reaction proceeds more quickly. This approach also reduces the size of the reaction system. The hydride solids in the slurry produce hydrogen which results in a large increase in hydrogen pressure in the storage system. This increase in pressure can be used to facilitate separation between the solid and diluent liquid in the slurry. The presence of a low solids concentration slurry in the reactor during the reaction phase improves hydrogen release, improves flowability of the slurry, and controls reaction temperatures in the reactor, but is not intended to be limited. The presence of the low solids concentration slurry also facilitates separation of the hydrogen gas from the low concentration slurry.
[0042]In some embodiments, the system includes multiple storage vessels containing a high hydrides solids concentration. This design further permits propagation of the exothermic reaction by allowing an entire isolated storage tank to react without requiring reaction rate control. One or more tank sections can be reacted as needed to produce the hydrogen required for the hydrogen powered device or vehicle and to maintain an overall system pressure.

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The hydride solids in the slurry produce hydrogen which results in a large increase in hydrogen pressure in the storage system.

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Solids Suspension #1

[0106]Ammonia borane (NH3BH3, 97%) (AB) powder (Aviabor, Pepper Pike, Ohio, USA) was mixed at various solids concentrations up to about 40 wt % in selected carrier fluids. Carrier fluids included silicone oil (Alfa-Aesar, Ward Hill, Mass., USA), EXCEL HT® (Radco, LaFox, Ill., USA), and EXCEL HTR® (Radco, LaFox, Ill., USA). Silicone oil used had a viscosity of −100 cP at 25° C. Particles of the AB powder were rapidly suspended in the various carrier fluids due to differences in densities between the AB (0.78 g / mL at 25° C.) and the carriers (0.97˜1.07 g / mL at 25° C.). Slurries flowed properly at concentrations of AB up to about 30 wt % at the conditions tested.

example 2

Solids Suspension #2

[0107]Slurries were prepared containing AB hydride solids as in Example 1 at concentrations of 20 wt %, 30 wt %, and 40 wt %, respectively, which were sonicated for 1 hour with a tip-sonicator. Particle homogeneity was observed to affect suspension in the slurries. Although AB particles float in silicone oil (carrier) due to difference in densities between the AB particles and the carrier, homogeneous AB particles were well dispersed in the slurries, with no indication of phase separation in slurries at AB loadings exceeding 30 wt %. This implies a significant improvement of the suspension state for slurries containing homogeneous hydrides particles compared with slurries containing as-received AB solids, ball-milled solids, or sonicated solids. Finally, flowability of slurries after tip-sonication show considerable improvement in terms of compared to those after ball-milling. In slurries prepared in silicone oil carrier (100 cP viscosity at 25° C.) containing AB...

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Solids Suspension #3

[0108]Slurries were prepared as in Example 1 at AB loadings up to about 50 wt % in silicone oils with viscosities below 100 cP (e.g., 5 cP and 20 cP). AB slurries at these viscosities exhibit suitable properties even at the higher (>40 wt %) AB solids loadings.

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Abstract

An on-board hydride storage system and process are described. The system includes a slurry storage system that includes a slurry reactor and a variable concentration slurry. In one preferred configuration, the storage system stores a slurry containing a hydride storage material in a carrier fluid at a first concentration of hydride solids. The slurry reactor receives the slurry containing a second concentration of the hydride storage material and releases hydrogen as a fuel to hydrogen-power devices and vehicles.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61 / 431,288 filed 10 Jan. 2011 entitled “Variable Concentration Slurry Reactor System and Fixed Bed Reactor for Externally Regenerated Chemical Hydride System”, which reference is incorporated herein in its entirety.STATEMENT REGARDING RIGHTS TO INVENTION MADE UNDER FEDERALLY-SPONSORED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT[0002]This invention was made with Government support under Contract DE-AC05-76RLO-1830 awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy. The Government has certain rights in the invention.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0003]The invention relates generally to hydrogen storage technologies and more particularly to an integrated storage and reactor system and process for storing and reacting variable concentration slurries containing hydride storage materials that release hydrogen on-board vehicles and devices.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0004]Chemical hydrides are being invest...

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IPC IPC(8): B65B3/00
CPCC01B3/0073C01B3/065Y02E60/362H01M8/065Y02E60/324H01M8/04216Y02E60/32Y02E60/36Y02E60/50Y10T137/0318
Inventor BROOKS, KRISTON P.HOLLADAY, JAMELYN D.SIMMONS, KEVIN L.HERLING, DARRELL R.
Owner BATTELLE MEMORIAL INST
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